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Verumontanum Mucosal Gland Hyperplasia

MedGen UID:
408102
Concept ID:
C1883531
Pathologic Function

Definition

A benign microacinar proliferation occurring exclusively in the verumontanum and adjacent posterior urethra where the ejaculatory ducts and utricle empty into the urethra. Crystalloids and intraluminal mucin are usually absent, but; intraluminal corpora amylacea are often present. The lining epithelium typically consists of bland cuboidal to columnar luminal cells with underlying basal cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVerumontanum Mucosal Gland Hyperplasia

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Therapy

Muezzinoglu B, Erdamar S, Chakraborty S, Wheeler TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Mar;125(3):358-60. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-0358-VMGHIA. PMID: 11231483

Clinical prediction guides

Gaudin PB, Wheeler TM, Epstein JI
Am J Clin Pathol 1995 Dec;104(6):620-6. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/104.6.620. PMID: 8526203

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